After watching "Promises", I saw that Justine Shapiro was involved in the production. I knew of her from the show "Globe Trekker," so I looked further into Promises Films Production, and saw info about another movie she is making "Our Summer in Tehran."
This movie is her attempt to reveal a little bit about the personal lives of 3 different Iranian families. It is a documentary. You can see in the trailer that before her visa is finished, she gets a call from Iranian influences who tell her to leave the country within 48 hours. At some point, they must have learned more about her film project, and they must not have agreed with the content in some way. She is surprised and upset.
I know that the Iranian government puts up a facade for the outside world to see them differently, so somewhere during film production, "Our Summer in Tehran" probably rubbed this government image the wrong way. While I'm sure PromisesFilms wasn't trying to swindle information out of Iran, I'm glad that they managed to at least film some of their material and do some research. It seems like it was for a good cause, and I think that some Iranian citizens with repressed voices are proud of the work that PromisesFilms has started to do.
I'm excited for the film release now!
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